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Trad. 著邊
- relevant
- to the point
- has sth to do with the matter (also used with negative)
Trad. 上邊
- the top
- above
- overhead
- upwards
- the top margin
- above-mentioned
- those higher up
Trad. 鱉邊
- (dialect) the edible gelatinous fringe of a softshell turtle's carapace
Trad. 戍邊
- to garrison the border
- to guard the frontier
- exile to a border garrison post
Trad. 後邊
- the back; the rear; the last bit
- behind; near the end; at the back
- later; afterwards
Trad. 挨邊
- to keep close to the edge
- near the mark
- close to (the true figure)
- relevant (used with negative to mean totally irrelevant)
Trad. 擦邊
- to make light contact with the edge of sth
- (fig.) to be nearly (a certain age); to be close to (danger)
- (fig.) to be marginal (in terms of relevance or legality)
Trad. 延邊
- see 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[Yan2 bian1 Chao2 xian3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1]
Trad. 周邊
- periphery; rim; perimeter; surroundings
- (computing) (attributive) peripheral
- merch (abbr. for 周邊商品|周边商品[zhou1 bian1 shang1 pin3])
Trad. 邊兒
- side
- edge
- margin
- border
- boundary
- proximity
- thread (of ideas, plots etc)
- see also 邊|边[bian1]
Trad. 邊幣
- Border Region currency, issued by the Communist Border Region governments during the War against Japan and the War of Liberation
Trad. 邊控
- border control (abbr. for 邊境控制|边境控制[bian1 jing4 kong4 zhi4])
- to place sb on a border control list (a list of people to be detained if they attempt to enter or leave the country)
Trad. 邊材
- sapwood (between vascular cambium and pith inside growing wood)
Trad. 邊沁
- Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832), English philosopher, jurist, and social reformer
Trad. 鹽邊
- Yanbian county in Panzhihua 攀枝花[Pan1 zhi1 hua1], south Sichuan
Trad. 邊聲
- outlandish sounds (wind blowing on frontier, wild horses neighing etc)
Trad. 沾邊
- to have a connection with
- to be close (to reality)
- to be relevant
- to have one's hand in
Trad. 林邊
- Linpien township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan
Trad. 一邊
- one side
- either side
- on the one hand
- on the other hand
- doing while
Trad. 溜邊
- to keep to the edge (of path, river etc)
- fig. to keep out of trouble
- to avoid getting involved
Trad. 住海邊
- (fig.) (slang) to stick one's nose in other people's affairs (i.e. the scope of other people's business that one concerns oneself with is as wide as an ocean vista)
Trad. 峨邊縣
- Ebian Yizu autonomous county in Leshan 樂山|乐山[Le4 shan1], Sichuan
Trad. 柳條邊
- Willow palisade across Liaoning, 17th century barrier
Trad. 枕邊人
- the person who shares one's bed; partner; spouse
Trad. 擦邊球
- (table tennis) edge ball
- (fig.) actions that are technically legal but perhaps not respectable
Trad. 馬邊縣
- Mabian Yizu autonomous county in Leshan 樂山|乐山[Le4 shan1], Sichuan
Trad. 老邊區
- Laobian district of Yingkou City 營口市|营口市, Liaoning
Trad. 延邊州
- see 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[Yan2 bian1 Chao2 xian3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1]
Trad. 邊緣人
- marginalized people (not part of mainstream society)
- marginal man (term coined by social psychologist Kurt Lewin, referring to a person in transition between two cultures or social groups, not fully belonging to either)
Trad. 鹽邊縣
- Yanbian county in Panzhihua 攀枝花[Pan1 zhi1 hua1], south Sichuan
Trad. 選邊站
- to choose a side (in a conflict, debate or rivalry); to take sides
Trad. 有邊兒
- to be likely or possible
- to begin to take shape
- to be likely to succeed
Trad. 耳邊風
- lit. wind past your ear
- fig. sth you don't pay much attention to
- in one ear and out the other
Trad. 邊角科
- leftover bits and pieces (of industrial, material)
Trad. 敲邊鼓
- to back sb up
- to support sb in an argument
- (lit. to beat nearby drum)
Trad. 林邊鄉
- Linpien township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan
Trad. 一邊倒
- to have the advantage overwhelmingly on one side
- to support unconditionally
Trad. 打邊鼓
- to echo what sb said
- to back sb up from the sidelines (in an argument)
Trad. 溜邊兒
- to keep to the edge (of path, river etc)
- (fig.) to keep out of trouble; to avoid getting involved
Trad. 毛邊紙
- fine paper made from bamboo, used for calligraphy, painting etc
- also written 毛邊|毛边[mao2 bian1]
Trad. 當耳邊風
- lit. to treat (what sb says) as wind past your ear
- fig. to completely disregard
Trad. 花邊人物
- person who is often the subject of gossip or sensational news; tabloid favorite; clickbait star
Trad. 打擦邊球
- to bend the rules
- to skirt around the issue
Trad. 漫無邊際
- extremely vast
- boundless
- limitless
- digressing
- discursive
- going off on tangents
- straying far off topic
Trad. 不修邊幅
- not care about one's appearance (idiom)
- slovenly in dress and manner
Trad. 延邊大學
- Yanbian University (Jilin province)
Trad. 吹枕邊風
- to sway (sb) through pillow talk
Trad. 周邊商品
- merch; spin-off product (related to a pop-culture franchise such as a movie, game or band etc)
Trad. 敲鑼邊兒
- to strike the edge of the gong
- (fig.) to stir the pot (i.e. cause or exacerbate a dispute)
Trad. 掛在嘴邊
- to keep saying (sth) over and over